georgia girl

I was on liquids too! I had a fill Tuesday and had to be on liquids for 3 days after that. It did kinda suck, but there will be other Valentine's Days. Hang in there, it will be soooo worth it!

Nikki, I'm glad you are doing well! Just get plenty of rest and take it easy. Congratulations on your weight loss! Good luck to you and let me know if you have any questions.

Hi Queenie! Congratulations on your upcoming surgery! You might want to take a heating pad with you in case you have gas pains in your shoulder. Many bandsters have said it works wonders! Try chewable gas-x too, it worked pretty good for me. Good luck and let us know if you have any other questions.

Welcome David! Let us know if you have any questions and nice to meet you!

Sorry that happened to you. I hope you are feeling better today!

Welcome back Renewed! I missed ya! I am not going to be following induction either. I think I am going to keep my net carbs around 25 and start introducing some nuts and maybe low carb tortillas (when I can eat again). I had a fill this past Tuesday and I am pretty tight right now. I'm always tight after a fill for at least week, then it usually relaxes some. I think I'm a sweller and it takes a little longer for me heal. This fill is definitely the tightest I've ever been, I'm hoping I finally hit my "sweet spot". I wasn't able to eat anything yesterday until late evening. I ate some spinach dip without the chips. My doctor hasn't been really aggressive with fills and that's okay with me. I've had 5 fills with a total of 6.5cc's in my band. I only got .5cc added last time and I can tell a huge difference, that's why I think I may have hit my "sweet spot". I had previously gained 2lbs, but today the scales show I lost 1lb, so I have 1 more pound to lose and I'll be back at my lowest weight. I'm just glad the scales are moving in the right direction this time, lol!

Here's a link to the scales I have- HealthoMeter Body Fat & Body Water Fitness Tracking scale - Wal-Mart I absolutely love my scales and they are right on with my lapband doctor's scales. You can program your information (height, weight, gender, etc.) and it will track how much weight you have lost and how much more you need to lose to get to your goal weight. It also keeps up with your BMI as you lose weight. They're awesome!

I went green on my food yesterday too! I had a fill this past tueday and I am pretty tight! I wasn't able to eat anything until last night and I ate spinach dip without chips. I think this fill put me at my "sweet spot". Oh, and I am down 1 lb. today, YEY!

WHOOOOOO HOOOOOOO Kimmie!! Great NSV! Welcome Bloo! Glad you could join us! You can just post your stats on Monday and I'll add them to our list.

I really thought something HUGE was going to happen when I saw the previews of Bob walking out of the weigh in. They made out like it was something big :thumbup:. I really thought the blue team was going to throw the weigh in to get rid of the orange son. I really hope one of the brothers go next!

I got a fill this past Tuesday and had to be on liquids for 3 days. Of course, I saw this as a great opportunity to drink sweet tea and milkshakes :thumbup:. My thought was, "well, I need to get in some sort of calories." Thinking back on it, it was stupid thought. Sometimes our heads get the best us!

Okay everyone, today is officially the start of our challenge! LET'S BUST THIS GOAL WIDE OPEN!!!! Don't forget to go "green" to! Good luck everyone!!!

Welcome Renewed! I glad you are joining us! You are going to be soooo close to onederland! I can't wait until I get that close! I added you to the list and good luck!

Glad you're joining us Chocolate Snaps! I added you to the list on the first post! Good luck to you!

Congratulations on the loss Hazeleyegrl!!!!! I think I'm the only one that can edit, but I don't mind doing it. It just takes up so much space to copy and paste the whole list everytime someone has an update. So I will update it for you! Keep up the good work and you'll make this goal in no time! If you guys just want to post your current weight when you update, I'll change all the other stats!

Well, guys.........I didn't make it :mad: I'm still at 266, so maybe I will have better luck with the next one. CONGRATULATIONS JEANNIE!!!!!

It really depends on how aggressive your surgeon is with fills. Mine wasn't very aggressive. I did notice a little difference with my first fill, but it didn't last long. I've had 5 fills with a total of 6.5cc in my band. It is totally normal for you to feel hungry right now and to eat more. Once my swelling went down from the initial surgery, it felt like I didn't even have a band. Alfie is right, you are going through bandster hell right now. I promise you, it does get better. Hang in there!

I plan on starting up the atkins again on Sunday or Monday. I can start eating solids tomorrow, but on Saturday, hubby and I are going to a Valentine's Banquet (paid 12 bucks a plate to eat, so I'm gonna). I'll probably just make a clean start on Monday. I stocked up on those stuffed chicken breast, I hope I can tolerate them after this fill. My mom and dad have a small chicken farm, so I get all the free eggs I want, so I'll probably be eating a lot of eggs too! I'm ready to get that scale movin in the right direction!

Those brothers on the show really get on my nerves. They "think" they have this in the bag and that they are untouchable. Cockiness and arrogance drives me nuts! I think they would screw over anyone who gets in their way. One of them kinda smarted off at Alison Sweeney this past week. I really don't care for anyone on the blue team. I hope the black team blows them out of the water!

Lindypie I agree with WestCoastFatGuy. I don't think 3-6 baby spoonfuls of food 3x a day is enough. That's not even enough for a baby! You've only had one fill, right? How many cc's of Fluid is in your band and what size band do you have? I don't know how aggressive your doctor is with each fill, but there is no way I could have eaten that small amount of food after one fill. I've already have 5 fills and I still eat a lot more than that and I've been able to lose weight pretty consistantly. It's just my opinion, but I don't think that is enough. I think you should talk to your surgeon and express your concerns to him.

Losing, you are one brave lady. I don't think I could go without my scales! It's crazy because I used to hate the scales (sometimes I still do), but now I just have to weigh at least 3 times a week, some weeks I weigh everyday :cursing: I think I've become addicted to weighing..........especially if I'm having a really good week. How long are you going to go without weighing?

They are really good. I'm really craving them but I'm supposed to be on liquids through tomorrow. How long do you guys have to be on liquids after a fill?

Okay, I posted a list of our stats on the original post. You guys can just post your update and I will update the list. This way, we don't use up so much space copying and pasting the whole list every time we have an update. Good luck everyone!!!!

Welcome Mia!!! "Green" Day Challenge! Kimmie Starting weight: 274 Current Weight: 274 Green Day Weight: 260 DOWN So Far: 0 lbs LBS TO GO: 14 lbs __________________ Hazeleyegrl1 Starting Weight: 218.5 Current Weight: 218.5 Green Day Weight: 204.5 DOWN so far: 0 lbs. LBS to go: 12 lbs. __________________ Georgia Girl Starting Weight: 266 Current Weight: 266 Green Day Weight: 254 DOWN so far: 0 lbs. LBS to go: 12 lbs. __________________ Jeannie1976 Starting weight: 235 Current Weight: 235 Green Day Weight: 225 (but I can't even imagine it! DOWN So Far: 0 lbs LBS TO GO: 10 lbs __________________ Mia31771 Starting Weight - 354.6 Current Weight- 354.6 Green Day Weight: 342.6 DOWN So Far: 0 lbs LBS TO GO: 12 lbs

Welcome and good luck!!!!